Over the course of four months, HRC spearheaded the largest field efforts in the organization’s history, delivering more than 53,000 post cards from constituents to state senators, generating more than 44,000 emails and 11,000 phone calls from New Yorkers to state lawmakers and running twice-weekly phone banks.

The issue of marriage equality is at a critical time as it moves through electoral, legislative and judicial arenas. Though public opinion continues to shift in support of marriage equality nationwide, full marriage equality remains a hard-won battle.